| 单词 | opprobrium |
| 释义 | opprobrium (once / 4709 pages) n If you go against or oppose what's good, you might earn opprobrium — the opposite of getting attention for something good. Bad behavior leads to opprobrium. If you throw a soft drink off the theater balcony, the opprobrium might keep you from getting dates to the movies. Even though the words aren't related, the "opp-" of the word opprobrium sounds a bit like the "app" part of "inappropriate." Opprobrium isn't an action that leads to disgrace, it's something that comes from the inappropriate thing that was done. A very inappropriate act leads to opprobrium for the person who did the act. "Infamy" — extreme dishonor, often with lasting consequences — is a synonym for opprobrium. WORD FAMILYopprobrium: opprobrious, opprobriums+/opprobrious: opprobriously USAGE EXAMPLESIn the west, a company would never survive the public opprobrium following revelations that children as young as 10 were working 45-hour weeks. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) Now is the time to speak up and to wear as a badge of honor the opprobrium of bigots. The New Yorker(Dec 02, 2016) There would be opprobrium and criticism from the rest of the world, for no apparent benefit.” The Guardian(Dec 02, 2016) 1n a state of extreme dishonor the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city Syn|Ant|Hyper infamy celebrity, fame, renown the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed dishonor, dishonour a state of shame or disgrace 2n state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Syn|Hyper obloquy disgrace, ignominy, shame a state of dishonor |
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